{"id":1044,"date":"2021-07-02T18:52:05","date_gmt":"2021-07-02T18:52:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/?page_id=1044"},"modified":"2026-03-20T21:05:00","modified_gmt":"2026-03-20T21:05:00","slug":"heartburn","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/heartburn\/","title":{"rendered":"Heartburn"},"content":{"rendered":"<div tabindex=\"0\" class=\"cycloneslider cycloneslider-template-standard cycloneslider-width-responsive\" id=\"cycloneslider-heartburn-1\" style=\"max-width:960px\" > <div class=\"cycloneslider-slides cycle-slideshow\" data-cycle-allow-wrap=\"true\" data-cycle-dynamic-height=\"off\" data-cycle-auto-height=\"960:600\" data-cycle-auto-height-easing=\"null\" data-cycle-auto-height-speed=\"250\" data-cycle-delay=\"0\" data-cycle-easing=\"\" data-cycle-fx=\"fade\" data-cycle-hide-non-active=\"false\" data-cycle-log=\"false\" data-cycle-next=\"#cycloneslider-heartburn-1 .cycloneslider-next\" data-cycle-pager=\"#cycloneslider-heartburn-1 .cycloneslider-pager\" data-cycle-pause-on-hover=\"true\" data-cycle-prev=\"#cycloneslider-heartburn-1 .cycloneslider-prev\" data-cycle-slides=\"&gt; div\" data-cycle-speed=\"1000\" data-cycle-swipe=\"false\" data-cycle-tile-count=\"7\" data-cycle-tile-delay=\"100\" data-cycle-tile-vertical=\"true\" data-cycle-timeout=\"0\" > <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-youtube\" style=\"padding-bottom:62.5%\"> <iframe id=\"cycloneslider-heartburn-1-iframe-0\" width=\"960\" height=\"600\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/OoaW33KcqWw?wmode=transparent&rel=0\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/heartburn-30-960x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Basia Sinica<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/heartburn-21.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Basia Sinica<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/heartburn-4.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Basia Sinica<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/12\/heartburn-27.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Basia Sinica<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/280A0568-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Andrzej Majos<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/280A0701.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Andrzej Majos<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/280A0740.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Andrzej Majos<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-slide cycloneslider-slide-image\" > <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/02\/280A0793.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"\" \/> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption\"> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-title\"><\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-caption-description\">photo: Andrzej Majos<\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <\/div> <div class=\"cycloneslider-pager\"><\/div> <a href=\"#\" class=\"cycloneslider-prev\"> <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span> <\/a> <a href=\"#\" class=\"cycloneslider-next\"> <span class=\"arrow\"><\/span> <\/a> <\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2 style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong style=\"color: #ff0000;\">PERFORMANCE \/ WORKSHOP \/ WEBSITE<\/strong><\/h2>\n<div>\n<h3 style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartburnwomen.com\"><strong>www.heartburnwomen.com<\/strong><\/a><\/h3>\n<\/div>\n<div id=\"testimonials-frame\" style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 20px; background-color: #cccccc; border-radius: 12px; text-align: center; font-family: sans-serif; height: 80px; position: relative; overflow: hidden;\">\n<div class=\"testimonial\" style=\"display: none;\">\n<div class=\"testimonial-inner\"><em>Thank you for this lightning storm of hope in dark times. I am an old-fashioned theatre man.<br \/>\nOn evenings like this I gain my confidence in the magic of theatre as a dignified phenomenon.<br \/>\nOnly the fragile form of life, tense between power and powerlessness, possesses dignity.<br \/>\n<\/em><strong>Christoff Bleidt &#8211; Theaterhaus Berlin<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"testimonial\">\n<div class=\"testimonial-inner\"><em>Heartburn moves from laughter to tears.<br \/>\nIt bursts with pain, anger and love. It is a story about women and it is my story.<\/em><br \/>\n<strong>Ewa Kaczmarek, award winning actress, Tlusta Langusta, Poland<\/strong><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; background-color: #f2f2f2; border-radius: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong><br \/>\nUPCOMING DATES:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>21 November 2026:\u00a0<\/strong>Teatr \u00d3smego Dnia, Pozna\u0144, Poland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>ABOUT THE PERFORMANCE:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Two women face the truth of the dissolution of the European egalitarian dream.<br \/>\nEverywhere they look things are not equal; in the taxi, on the bench in the middle of a village, in the congregation, in the boardroom, in the home. They tell stories of abortion, sing about violence and dance about menopause. They remember the lies they were told as children and question the hope that things might be different for future generations. The performance uses puppetry, comedy, song, text and movement to create a hybrid, humorous and powerful perspective on being a woman in Europe today. \u2018For it was Adam who was first created, and then Eve\u2019 Timothy 2:1<br \/>\n<em>Performed in English, Polish &amp; Spanish with English surtitles.<\/em><\/p>\n<p>Cosmino Production\u2019s eighth touring production sees them join forces with Spanish actress, <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/eva-rufo\/\">Eva Rufo<\/a> and British artist, <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/jo-johnston\/\">Jo Johnston.<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Created and directed by the company<br \/>\nPerformers: <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/eva-rufo\/\">Eva Rufo<\/a> and Rachel Karafistan<br \/>\nCostumes: Renata Ka\u0142ek<br \/>\nArtwork:<a href=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/jo-johnston\/\"> Jo Johnston<\/a><br \/>\nProduction assistant &amp; translation: Kaja Banaszak<br \/>\nMusic: Kuba Pierzchalski<br \/>\nPhotos: Basia Sinica<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; background-color: #cccccc; border-radius: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"es\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"1\"><strong>What our audiences say:<\/strong><br \/>\n<em>The truth is that it was so strong, that I was speechless.<br \/>\n<\/em><\/span><\/span><em><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"es\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"1\">a beautiful and powerful performance, where the truth was sometimes unbearable<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"es\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"1\">Heartburn swings through the emotions, like riding a roller coaster<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><em><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"es\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"1\">Intimate and public all at once because it concerns everyone<br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>I hope that this show will be played often,<\/em><em><span class=\"VIiyi\" lang=\"en\"><span class=\"JLqJ4b ChMk0b\" data-language-for-alternatives=\"en\" data-language-to-translate-into=\"es\" data-phrase-index=\"0\" data-number-of-phrases=\"1\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/span><\/em><em>It is important, uncompromising and necessary.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><strong>MORE ABOUT THE WORKSHOP:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: left;\">Your Story <em>: A workshop for everyone who has ever identified as a woman, in English &amp; Polish<br \/>\n<\/em>Create a Collage with British Artist <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/jo-johnston\/\">Jo Johnston<\/a> and Heartburn performers Rachel Karafistan &amp; <a href=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/eva-rufo\/\">Eva Rufo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1109 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/beb19883-dc67-4066-95a1-6bbf1fd49844-225x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"263\" height=\"350\" data-id=\"1109\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/beb19883-dc67-4066-95a1-6bbf1fd49844-225x300.jpg 225w, https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/beb19883-dc67-4066-95a1-6bbf1fd49844.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 263px) 100vw, 263px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>A collage can be: \u201cA piece of art made by sticking various different materials such as photographs and pieces of paper or fabric on to a backing.\u201d \u201cA collection or combination of various things.\u201d\u00a0<\/em>So, basically cutting out and sticking on<em>!<\/em><\/p>\n<p>In this workshop, we invite you to create a collage with the guidance of artist, Jo Johnston and then (if you feel comfortable) share the story behind the image in a safe space.\u00a0Easily accessible, no drawing skills required. You have the\u00a0<strong>freedom<\/strong>\u00a0to choose and reframe images in order to tell your story. There is\u00a0<strong>no right or wrong way to do it.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong><em>\u00a0<\/em><\/strong>Simply find images\/words that tell your stories as a woman\/girl, that you connect with, express feelings and invoke memories. Proportion is not important.<\/p>\n<p>Think in the context of society, family, friends, religion, politics, work, community. Colours, shapes, patterns and textures can all evoke feeling, memories and experiences in us. It can be exciting to cut images or parts of images out of their original context and \u201dreframe\u201c them to connect them to our own personal situation. Examples will be given alongside guidance and vocal and physical impulses \/ exercises from the\u00a0<strong>Heartburn<\/strong>\u00a0team will help to get you started and create conversations about the themes explored in the performance.<br \/>\nImages, thoughts, feelings and secrets can even be hidden and folded away in your collage.<\/p>\n<p>Feel free to bring magazines, newspapers, photos or copies of photos, fabric, thread, letters, anything you don\u2019t mind cutting up. We will also have a variety of resources available.<\/p>\n<p>If you wish, after the workshop, you will be invited to upload your images here\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.heartburnwomen.com\/\">www.heartburnwomen.com<\/a>\u00a0and pour yourself a cup of tea and read the stories that other women from across the world have taken the time to share.<\/p>\n<p>Places on the workshop are limited and always free.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; background-color: #eeeeee; border-radius: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<h4 style=\"text-align: center; margin-bottom: 15px;\"><span style=\"color: #ff0000;\"><strong>PAST PERFORMANCES &amp; WORKSHOPS:<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<p><strong>06 March 2026:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.ballhausprinzenallee.de\/spielplan-ballhaus\/heartburn\">F Festival (F for *uck the Patriarchy)<\/a>Berlin, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>16 November 2025:<\/strong> IX Sopockie Konsekwencje Teatralne, Sopot, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>23 March 2025:<\/strong> Klamra Festival, Toru\u0144, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>22 March 2025:<\/strong> Teatropolis Festival, \u0141\u00f3d\u017a, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>05\u201307 December 2024:<\/strong> ACUD Theatre, Berlin, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>03 October 2024:<\/strong> Dalekie Bliskie Theatre Festival, Chorz\u00f3w, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>June 2024:<\/strong> Unithea Festival, Frankfurt Oder, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>April 2024:<\/strong> Teatr \u00d3smego Dnia, Pozna\u0144, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>January 2023:<\/strong> English Theatre Berlin, Germany<br \/>\n<strong>November 2022:<\/strong> Festiwal Sytuacje\/Relacje, Bydgoszcz, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>October 2022:<\/strong> Bucharest Fringe Festival, Romania<br \/>\n<strong>June \/ July 2022:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/tlustalangusta.pl\/\">Tlusta Langusta<\/a>, Pozna\u0144 (Malta Festival)<br \/>\n<strong>June 2022:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.londonbubble.org.uk\">London Bubble<\/a>, UK \u2013 Heartburn women workshop<br \/>\n<strong>June 2022:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/cptheatre.co.uk\/whatson\/Heartburn\">Calm Down, Dear Festival<\/a>, Camden People\u2019s Theatre, London<br \/>\n<strong>May 2022:<\/strong> Guest Performance at <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/odinteatret.dk\/calendar\/heartburn-gaestespil\/\">Odin Teatret<\/a>, Holstebro, Denmark<br \/>\n<strong>March 2022:<\/strong> International Women&#8217;s Day \u2013 <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"https:\/\/en.theaterhaus-berlin.com\/thbm-content\/HEARTBURN\/Cosmino-Productions%C2%A0\/Theaterhaus-Berlin-Sch%C3%B6neweide-\/8cd2be91-7ffe-4ed1-a372-9a8a147f486d\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Theaterhaus Berlin<\/a><br \/>\n<strong>February 2022:<\/strong> <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/teatrosmegodnia.pl\/\">Teatr \u00d3smego Dnia<\/a>, Pozna\u0144, Poland<br \/>\n<strong>January 2022:<\/strong> Premiere \u2013 <a style=\"color: black; text-decoration: underline;\" href=\"http:\/\/tlustalangusta.pl\/\">Tlusta Langusta<\/a>, Pozna\u0144, Poland<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div style=\"max-width: 800px; margin: 30px auto; padding: 25px; background-color: #ffffff; border-radius: 12px; font-family: sans-serif;\">\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\">With the support of:<\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1144 alignnone\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/neustart.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"178\" height=\"155\" data-id=\"1144\" \/><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1145 aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/cosmino.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/11\/gvl.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"196\" height=\"118\" data-id=\"1145\" \/><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/shows\/\"><strong>back to shows<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&nbsp; PERFORMANCE \/ WORKSHOP \/ WEBSITE www.heartburnwomen.com Thank you for this lightning storm of hope in dark times. I am an old-fashioned theatre man. On evenings like this I gain my confidence in the magic of theatre as a dignified phenomenon. Only the fragile form of life, tense between power and powerlessness, possesses dignity. Christoff [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-1044","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1044","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1044"}],"version-history":[{"count":83,"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1044\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":3209,"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/1044\/revisions\/3209"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.cosmino.org\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1044"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}